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diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..796a2eccbe --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,225 @@ +menuconfig MTD + tristate "Memory Technology Device (MTD) support" + imply NVMEM + help + Memory Technology Devices are flash, RAM and similar chips, often + used for solid state file systems on embedded devices. This option + will provide the generic support for MTD drivers to register + themselves with the kernel and for potential users of MTD devices + to enumerate the devices which are present and obtain a handle on + them. It will also allow you to select individual drivers for + particular hardware and users of MTD devices. If unsure, say N. + +if MTD + +config MTD_TESTS + tristate "MTD tests support (DANGEROUS)" + depends on m + help + This option includes various MTD tests into compilation. The tests + should normally be compiled as kernel modules. The modules perform + various checks and verifications when loaded. + + WARNING: some of the tests will ERASE entire MTD device which they + test. Do not use these tests unless you really know what you do. + +menu "Partition parsers" +source "drivers/mtd/parsers/Kconfig" +endmenu + +comment "User Modules And Translation Layers" + +# +# MTD block device support is select'ed if needed +# +config MTD_BLKDEVS + tristate + +config MTD_BLOCK + tristate "Caching block device access to MTD devices" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + Although most flash chips have an erase size too large to be useful + as block devices, it is possible to use MTD devices which are based + on RAM chips in this manner. This block device is a user of MTD + devices performing that function. + + Note that mounting a JFFS2 filesystem doesn't require using mtdblock. + It's possible to mount a rootfs using the MTD device on the "root=" + bootargs as "root=mtd2" or "root=mtd:name_of_device". + + Later, it may be extended to perform read/erase/modify/write cycles + on flash chips to emulate a smaller block size. Needless to say, + this is very unsafe, but could be useful for file systems which are + almost never written to. + + You do not need this option for use with the DiskOnChip devices. For + those, enable NFTL support (CONFIG_NFTL) instead. + +config MTD_BLOCK_RO + tristate "Readonly block device access to MTD devices" + depends on MTD_BLOCK!=y && BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This allows you to mount read-only file systems (such as cramfs) + from an MTD device, without the overhead (and danger) of the caching + driver. + + You do not need this option for use with the DiskOnChip devices. For + those, enable NFTL support (CONFIG_NFTL) instead. + +comment "Note that in some cases UBI block is preferred. See MTD_UBI_BLOCK." + depends on MTD_BLOCK || MTD_BLOCK_RO + +config FTL + tristate "FTL (Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the original Flash Translation Layer which + is part of the PCMCIA specification. It uses a kind of pseudo- + file system on a flash device to emulate a block device with + 512-byte sectors, on top of which you put a 'normal' file system. + + You may find that the algorithms used in this code are patented + unless you live in the Free World where software patents aren't + legal - in the USA you are only permitted to use this on PCMCIA + hardware, although under the terms of the GPL you're obviously + permitted to copy, modify and distribute the code as you wish. Just + not use it. + +config NFTL + tristate "NFTL (NAND Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the NAND Flash Translation Layer which is + used on M-Systems' DiskOnChip devices. It uses a kind of pseudo- + file system on a flash device to emulate a block device with + 512-byte sectors, on top of which you put a 'normal' file system. + + You may find that the algorithms used in this code are patented + unless you live in the Free World where software patents aren't + legal - in the USA you are only permitted to use this on DiskOnChip + hardware, although under the terms of the GPL you're obviously + permitted to copy, modify and distribute the code as you wish. Just + not use it. + +config NFTL_RW + bool "Write support for NFTL" + depends on NFTL + help + Support for writing to the NAND Flash Translation Layer, as used + on the DiskOnChip. + +config INFTL + tristate "INFTL (Inverse NAND Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the Inverse NAND Flash Translation + Layer which is used on M-Systems' newer DiskOnChip devices. It + uses a kind of pseudo-file system on a flash device to emulate + a block device with 512-byte sectors, on top of which you put + a 'normal' file system. + + You may find that the algorithms used in this code are patented + unless you live in the Free World where software patents aren't + legal - in the USA you are only permitted to use this on DiskOnChip + hardware, although under the terms of the GPL you're obviously + permitted to copy, modify and distribute the code as you wish. Just + not use it. + +config RFD_FTL + tristate "Resident Flash Disk (Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the flash translation layer known + as the Resident Flash Disk (RFD), as used by the Embedded BIOS + of General Software. There is a blurb at: + + http://www.gensw.com/pages/prod/bios/rfd.htm + +config SSFDC + tristate "NAND SSFDC (SmartMedia) read only translation layer" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This enables read only access to SmartMedia formatted NAND + flash. You can mount it with FAT file system. + +config SM_FTL + tristate "SmartMedia/xD new translation layer" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + select MTD_NAND_CORE + select MTD_NAND_ECC_SW_HAMMING + help + This enables EXPERIMENTAL R/W support for SmartMedia/xD + FTL (Flash translation layer). + Write support is only lightly tested, therefore this driver + isn't recommended to use with valuable data (anyway if you have + valuable data, do backups regardless of software/hardware you + use, because you never know what will eat your data...) + If you only need R/O access, you can use older R/O driver + (CONFIG_SSFDC) + +config MTD_OOPS + tristate "Log panic/oops to an MTD buffer" + help + This enables panic and oops messages to be logged to a circular + buffer in a flash partition where it can be read back at some + later point. + +config MTD_PSTORE + tristate "Log panic/oops to an MTD buffer based on pstore" + depends on PSTORE_BLK + help + This enables panic and oops messages to be logged to a circular + buffer in a flash partition where it can be read back as files after + mounting pstore filesystem. + + If unsure, say N. + +config MTD_SWAP + tristate "Swap on MTD device support" + depends on MTD && SWAP + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + Provides volatile block device driver on top of mtd partition + suitable for swapping. The mapping of written blocks is not saved. + The driver provides wear leveling by storing erase counter into the + OOB. + +config MTD_PARTITIONED_MASTER + bool "Retain master device when partitioned" + default n + depends on MTD + help + For historical reasons, by default, either a master is present or + several partitions are present, but not both. The concern was that + data listed in multiple partitions was dangerous; however, SCSI does + this and it is frequently useful for applications. This config option + leaves the master in even if the device is partitioned. It also makes + the parent of the partition device be the master device, rather than + what lies behind the master. + +source "drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/lpddr/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/hyperbus/Kconfig" + +endif # MTD |